Jacob’s Pillow
Becket
Jacob’s Pillow is lauded worldwide as a “hub and mecca of dancing” (TIME Magazine), “one of America’s most precious cultural assets” (Mikhail Baryshnikov), and “the dance center of the nation” (The New York Times).
Theatre & Dance
Playwrights cross the country to write in local coffee shops. Tony award-winning actors join in community celebrations — Blythe Danner, Lewis Black, Justin Long and Sam Rockwell are regulars.
- In summer, Williamstown Theatre Festival brings stars to town. Alongside mainstage plays, actors sing at late night cabarets and launch edgy premieres that often appear off-Broadway.
- MASS MoCA and Williams College host rare glimpses of new work and The Clark screens the London National Theatre in HD.
- Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival brings internationally ranked artists to its campus.
Residencies, creative labs, and collaborations make these hills a creative center and a meeting place for performance of all kinds.
Barrington Stage Company
Pittsfield
Barrington Stage creates theatre experiences that engage and excite audiences by entertaining as well as challenging them with the most dynamic and provocative productions possible.
Bennington Performing Arts Center
Bennington
Home to two theatre companies and offering classes and lecture series.
Berkshire Theatre Group
Pittsfield and Stockbridge
With stages in Pittsfield and Stockbridge, this the Berkshires’ oldest theatre company.
Bloom Meadows
Williamstown
A performance and event venue that’s just great for weddings.
Oldcastle Theatre Company
Bennington
One of the longest running professional theatre companies in America.
Shakespeare & Company
Lenox
Embracing the classical ideals and visceral experience of Shakespeare’s work.
WAM Theatre
Lenox
“Where Art and Activism Meet” WAM creates opportunities for women and girls through their mission of theatre as philanthropy.
Williams College ’62 Center
Williamstown
Hosting theater and dance performances year-round while the college is in session.
Williamstown Theatre Festival
Williamstown
WTF brings award winning actors and veterans of television and film to perform in a series of plays, comedies, dramas, musicals, classics and new work.